The American Civil Rights Act

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legislation
gptkbp:addressed education
employment
public accommodations
gptkbp:amends gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1991
gptkbp:appliesTo federal government
local governments
state governments
gptkbp:celebratedIn Civil Rights Day
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:Equal_Employment_Opportunity_Commission
court system
gptkbp:historicalSignificance landmark legislation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The American Civil Rights Act
gptkbp:impact increased civil rights protections
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:inspiration subsequent civil rights movements
gptkbp:isBasedOn color
religion
race
national origin
sex
gptkbp:ledTo gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkbp:legacy foundation for future civil rights legislation
gptkbp:mandates Title I
Title II
Title III
Title VII
Title IX
Title IV
Title VI
Title VIII
gptkbp:opposedBy Dixiecrats
some_Republican_lawmakers
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:United_Nations
gptkb:American_Bar_Association
gptkbp:resultedIn desegregation of schools
increased voter registration
equal access to public facilities
greater social equality
protection against employment discrimination
gptkbp:signature gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
gptkbp:subject books
documentaries
academic studies
historical analysis
numerous court cases
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:Southern_Christian_Leadership_Conference
gptkb:NAACP
gptkb:Student_Nonviolent_Coordinating_Committee
gptkb:Congress_of_Racial_Equality
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1964